Bonnie McKee

August Rush -- Cared for by a mysterious stranger who gives him the name August Rush, a child uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.

"August Rush" tells the story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a sheltered young cellist (Keri Russell) who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August (Freddie Highmore) uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth.

A young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist share one night of love. But they are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by fate. August uses his remarkable musical talent to find the parents he never met.

A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.